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Irish News, Nov 14, 2007
Aer Lingus Threat To Suspend Staff
Aer Lingus has written to staff warning them that they will be suspended if they do not give an undertaking that they will not participate in planned strike action next week. The letter was sent to S...
Aer Lingus Threat To Suspend Staff
Aer Lingus has written to staff warning them that they will be suspended if they do not give an undertaking that they will not participate in planned strike action next week. The letter was sent to S...
Irish News, Nov 14, 2007
Cost Of TV Licence Jumps
From this January, the cost of a television licence is to go up by €2. Even before next month's 2008 Budget is revealed, news has emerged that from January 1, 2008 a TV licence will cost €160. It is...
Cost Of TV Licence Jumps
From this January, the cost of a television licence is to go up by €2. Even before next month's 2008 Budget is revealed, news has emerged that from January 1, 2008 a TV licence will cost €160. It is...
Irish News, Nov 14, 2007
Man Killed In Co Mayo Crash
A man has been killed in a crash in Co Mayo. The incident happened shortly before 6pm on Tuesday at Newpark in Swinford when a car left the road. The 64-year-old male driver suffered fatal injuries ...
Man Killed In Co Mayo Crash
A man has been killed in a crash in Co Mayo. The incident happened shortly before 6pm on Tuesday at Newpark in Swinford when a car left the road. The 64-year-old male driver suffered fatal injuries ...
Irish News, Nov 14, 2007
Five Year Sentence For Wicklow Explosives
A man from Co. Wicklow has been jailed for five years by the Special Criminal Court after he admitted explosives and ammunition charges. Colin John Conlon (aged 38), with an address at Burgage Indust...
Five Year Sentence For Wicklow Explosives
A man from Co. Wicklow has been jailed for five years by the Special Criminal Court after he admitted explosives and ammunition charges. Colin John Conlon (aged 38), with an address at Burgage Indust...
Irish News, Nov 14, 2007
Delay For McGrath Trial
The trial of Fianna Fáil TD Matty McGrath and five co-defendants has been delayed until the beginning of the next session of the Circuit Court in Clonmel. The charges relate to a disturbance outside ...
Delay For McGrath Trial
The trial of Fianna Fáil TD Matty McGrath and five co-defendants has been delayed until the beginning of the next session of the Circuit Court in Clonmel. The charges relate to a disturbance outside ...
Irish News, Nov 13, 2007
Trawler Nets Huge Haul Of Drugs
The Customs Service has confirmed that two bales of cannabis have been found off the coast of Donegal. A Donegal-based fishing trawler found the bales, which contained 60kgs of resin, which is worth ...
Trawler Nets Huge Haul Of Drugs
The Customs Service has confirmed that two bales of cannabis have been found off the coast of Donegal. A Donegal-based fishing trawler found the bales, which contained 60kgs of resin, which is worth ...
Irish News, Nov 13, 2007
Appeal Over Cork Pensioner Murder
Gardaí investigating the murder of a pensioner in Cork city last week have been questioning motorists and pedestrians in a bid to gain fresh information. The body of Gussie Hornibrook, 74, was found ...
Appeal Over Cork Pensioner Murder
Gardaí investigating the murder of a pensioner in Cork city last week have been questioning motorists and pedestrians in a bid to gain fresh information. The body of Gussie Hornibrook, 74, was found ...
Irish News, Nov 13, 2007
Aer Lingus Strike Threat Loom Large
More than 20,000 Aer Lingus passengers are expected to be affected by planned strike action later this month. However, on Tuesday, it emerged that Aer Lingus is intending to meet with staff in an att...
Aer Lingus Strike Threat Loom Large
More than 20,000 Aer Lingus passengers are expected to be affected by planned strike action later this month. However, on Tuesday, it emerged that Aer Lingus is intending to meet with staff in an att...
Irish News, Nov 13, 2007
Breast Cancer Deaths Highlighted In Study
Ireland has one of the highest mortality rates from breast cancer in the western world, a new study has claimed. The Health at a Glance 2007 study, by the Paris-based Organisation for Economic Cooper...
Breast Cancer Deaths Highlighted In Study
Ireland has one of the highest mortality rates from breast cancer in the western world, a new study has claimed. The Health at a Glance 2007 study, by the Paris-based Organisation for Economic Cooper...
Irish News, Nov 13, 2007
Man Injured In Fight In Athenry
A man has reportedly suffered facial injuries during a street disturbance in Athenry, Co Galway on Monday night. According to reports, gardaí were called to the main street in the town around 11pm, f...
Man Injured In Fight In Athenry
A man has reportedly suffered facial injuries during a street disturbance in Athenry, Co Galway on Monday night. According to reports, gardaí were called to the main street in the town around 11pm, f...
Irish News, Nov 12, 2007
Louth Woman Knocked Down And Killed
A 54-year-old woman has died after being hit by a car in Co. Louth on Sunday night. The woman was struck by the vehicle around 11pm at Farm Road in Annagassan, Dunleer. The incident is being investi...
Louth Woman Knocked Down And Killed
A 54-year-old woman has died after being hit by a car in Co. Louth on Sunday night. The woman was struck by the vehicle around 11pm at Farm Road in Annagassan, Dunleer. The incident is being investi...
Irish News, Nov 12, 2007
Teen Injured In Dublin Accident
A 16-year-old boy has been seriously injured after being hit by a truck in O'Connell Street in Dublin on Monday morning. It is understood that the teenager was struck after the truck mounted the cent...
Teen Injured In Dublin Accident
A 16-year-old boy has been seriously injured after being hit by a truck in O'Connell Street in Dublin on Monday morning. It is understood that the teenager was struck after the truck mounted the cent...
Irish News, Nov 12, 2007
Irish Budget Gets Final Touches
Cabinet ministers are meeting today to finalise plans for December's 2008 budget, against the backdrop of a slowdown in economic growth. Minister for Finance, Brian Cowen, has already warned his coll...
Irish Budget Gets Final Touches
Cabinet ministers are meeting today to finalise plans for December's 2008 budget, against the backdrop of a slowdown in economic growth. Minister for Finance, Brian Cowen, has already warned his coll...
Irish News, Nov 12, 2007
Bus Travellers Face More Disruption
Bus passengers in Dublin faced more travel disruption today as the Dublin Bus dispute continued. More than 100 drivers were involved in a picket at Harristown Bus depot in north Dublin on Monday, in ...
Bus Travellers Face More Disruption
Bus passengers in Dublin faced more travel disruption today as the Dublin Bus dispute continued. More than 100 drivers were involved in a picket at Harristown Bus depot in north Dublin on Monday, in ...
Irish News, Nov 12, 2007
The Train Now Standing.....!
Train operators, Irish Rail has been forced to apologise to rail passengers whose journey from Sligo to Dublin yesterday took them more than seven hours. Engine failure was blamed for the inordinate ...
The Train Now Standing.....!
Train operators, Irish Rail has been forced to apologise to rail passengers whose journey from Sligo to Dublin yesterday took them more than seven hours. Engine failure was blamed for the inordinate ...
Irish News, Nov 12, 2007
Dublin Airport Expands
Short haul passengers flying from Dublin got a major boost today as the Taoiseach and Minister for Transport officially opened the new Pier D at Dublin Airport. The new €120m facility will cater for ...
Dublin Airport Expands
Short haul passengers flying from Dublin got a major boost today as the Taoiseach and Minister for Transport officially opened the new Pier D at Dublin Airport. The new €120m facility will cater for ...
Irish News, Nov 12, 2007
Dublin Bus Dispute Escalates
Thousands of commuters in Dublin faced travel disruption today due to the ongoing Dublin Bus dispute. More than 100 drivers were reported to be involved in an official picket at Harristown Bus depot ...
Dublin Bus Dispute Escalates
Thousands of commuters in Dublin faced travel disruption today due to the ongoing Dublin Bus dispute. More than 100 drivers were reported to be involved in an official picket at Harristown Bus depot ...
Irish News, Nov 12, 2007
Two Men Remanded Over Dublin Shooting
Two men have been remanded in custody after appearing at Kilmainham District Court on Monday charged in connection with a shooting at a house in west Dublin on Saturday morning. Several shots were fi...
Two Men Remanded Over Dublin Shooting
Two men have been remanded in custody after appearing at Kilmainham District Court on Monday charged in connection with a shooting at a house in west Dublin on Saturday morning. Several shots were fi...
Irish News, Nov 12, 2007
Lone Parents Trapped In Poverty Says Report
A new report, by the One Parent Family Research Steering Group in Galway, has said that many single parents want to return to work, but are concerned about the impact it would have on their children. ...
Lone Parents Trapped In Poverty Says Report
A new report, by the One Parent Family Research Steering Group in Galway, has said that many single parents want to return to work, but are concerned about the impact it would have on their children. ...
Irish News, Nov 9, 2007
Dublin Bus Dispute Looms
A disagreement over working conditions may halt bus services to commuters next week. Dublin Bus passengers could face disruption from Monday due to the dispute with drivers. Dublin Bus wants drivers...
Dublin Bus Dispute Looms
A disagreement over working conditions may halt bus services to commuters next week. Dublin Bus passengers could face disruption from Monday due to the dispute with drivers. Dublin Bus wants drivers...
Irish News, Nov 9, 2007
Salthill Road Death
An elderly woman - said to be in her eighties - has died in hospital after being hit by a car in Salthill. The incident happened at Dr Mannix Road at around 6pm on Thursday evening. The woman was br...
Salthill Road Death
An elderly woman - said to be in her eighties - has died in hospital after being hit by a car in Salthill. The incident happened at Dr Mannix Road at around 6pm on Thursday evening. The woman was br...
Irish News, Nov 9, 2007
Refinery Protestors Arrested
Protestors who have been physically blocking access to a refinery site have been arrested this morning. They were detained during sporadic scuffles that have been taking place at the Corrib Gas proje...
Refinery Protestors Arrested
Protestors who have been physically blocking access to a refinery site have been arrested this morning. They were detained during sporadic scuffles that have been taking place at the Corrib Gas proje...
Irish News, Nov 9, 2007
ICTU Rejects Pay Restraint Call
With talks on a new national pay agreement set to begin in January, a senior trade union official has already raised the stakes, with a pointed response to a Government call for workers to exercise re...
ICTU Rejects Pay Restraint Call
With talks on a new national pay agreement set to begin in January, a senior trade union official has already raised the stakes, with a pointed response to a Government call for workers to exercise re...
Irish News, Nov 9, 2007
Big Brother Alert As Travel Database Mooted
Irish Minister for Justice, Brian Lenihan is ready to unveil new plans that will require the itineraries of all people travelling to and from Ireland to be logged in a centralised database. The 'Big ...
Big Brother Alert As Travel Database Mooted
Irish Minister for Justice, Brian Lenihan is ready to unveil new plans that will require the itineraries of all people travelling to and from Ireland to be logged in a centralised database. The 'Big ...
Irish News, Nov 9, 2007
Roads Claim Another Victim
Another motorist has died on the Republic's roads. The so far unnamed 35-year-old man was killed after the car he was driving collided with a wall in Co Galway overnight. The accident happened at ar...
Roads Claim Another Victim
Another motorist has died on the Republic's roads. The so far unnamed 35-year-old man was killed after the car he was driving collided with a wall in Co Galway overnight. The accident happened at ar...
Irish News, Nov 9, 2007
Trawler Wreck Examination Today
Police officers are due on board the salvaged wreck of the Pere Charles trawler today. It is being brought to Arklow in Co Wicklow for examination so they can thoroughly search the vessel for the rem...
Trawler Wreck Examination Today
Police officers are due on board the salvaged wreck of the Pere Charles trawler today. It is being brought to Arklow in Co Wicklow for examination so they can thoroughly search the vessel for the rem...
Irish News, Nov 9, 2007
Protestant Schools Protest Imposition Of Outside Staff
A bitter educational dispute is likely to lead to the courts as four Protestant schools in Dublin continue to refuse the imposition of teachers from other, now closed schools elsewhere. They have beg...
Protestant Schools Protest Imposition Of Outside Staff
A bitter educational dispute is likely to lead to the courts as four Protestant schools in Dublin continue to refuse the imposition of teachers from other, now closed schools elsewhere. They have beg...
Irish News, Nov 9, 2007
State Case Concludes In Nightclub Bouncer Murder Trial
Dublin's Central Criminal Court has now finished hearing the prosecution case against four men accused of the murder of a Limerick nightclub security man. The trial entered legal argument this aftern...
State Case Concludes In Nightclub Bouncer Murder Trial
Dublin's Central Criminal Court has now finished hearing the prosecution case against four men accused of the murder of a Limerick nightclub security man. The trial entered legal argument this aftern...
Irish News, Nov 8, 2007
'Slab' Murphy Bailed On Tax Fraud Charges
One of the border area's most high profile republicans has been in court today to face charges related to alleged tax fraud. Detectives from the Irish Republic's Criminal Assets Bureau arrested the a...
'Slab' Murphy Bailed On Tax Fraud Charges
One of the border area's most high profile republicans has been in court today to face charges related to alleged tax fraud. Detectives from the Irish Republic's Criminal Assets Bureau arrested the a...
Irish News, Nov 8, 2007
Republicans Shoot Derry Police Officer
An off-duty police officer who was seriously injured in a shooting in Londonderry this morning has managed to drive himself from the scene. The incident happened at about 8.30am at Bishop Street in t...
Republicans Shoot Derry Police Officer
An off-duty police officer who was seriously injured in a shooting in Londonderry this morning has managed to drive himself from the scene. The incident happened at about 8.30am at Bishop Street in t...
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Ireland WeatherToday:A sunny but frosty start for many. However cloud increases by midday with a few showers reaching the north coast, these mostly light but spreading inland this afternoon. Chilly. Maximum temperature 8 °C.Tonight:A rather cloudy evening with scattered showers. Becoming drier through the night with some good clear spells developing and a patchy frost away from coasts. Minimum temperature 0 °C.
